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Changes Proposed For Sacramento Police and Fire Services
May 22, 2013The City of Sacramento’s Police and Fire Departments say it appears their budget prospects are improving. Their budgets are benefiting from tax revenues generated by voter-approved Measure U.
Ticket Sales Brisk For Sacramento Music Festival
May 20, 2013Recent changes to the long-standing festival are already yielding results.
National Forest Facilities Hit By Metal Thieves
May 22, 2013The U.S. Forest Service says copper and brass thieves have been responsible for more than $200,000 in damage in Northern California this winter.
Capitol Roundup: Revenue Projections, GOP Upset Win, Distracted Driving
May 22, 2013Gov. Jerry Brown dismisses the conflicting revenue projections between his administration and the Legislative Analyst's Office. Republicans pick up a State Senate seat previously held by a Democrat. And the state cracks down on distracted driving.
Teachers Association Backs Brown's School Funding Plan
May 22, 2013The California Teachers Association says it backs Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to change how the state distributes money to school districts. That puts them at odds with legislative Democrats.
AAA: Memorial Day Holiday Travel Down
May 22, 2013If you’re heading out-of-town, you’re among some four million Californians planning to travel this Memorial Day weekend. A new survey finds that’s down from last year.
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Changes Proposed For Sacramento Police and Fire Services
Wednesday, May 22, 2013The City of Sacramento’s Police and Fire Departments say it appears their budget prospects are improving. Their budgets are benefiting from tax revenues generated by voter-approved Measure U.
National Forest Facilities Hit By Metal Thieves
Wednesday, May 22, 2013The U.S. Forest Service says copper and brass thieves have been responsible for more than $200,000 in damage in Northern California this winter.
Capitol Roundup: Revenue Projections, GOP Upset Win, Distracted Driving
Wednesday, May 22, 2013Gov. Jerry Brown dismisses the conflicting revenue projections between his administration and the Legislative Analyst's Office. Republicans pick up a State Senate seat previously held by a Democrat. And the state cracks down on distracted driving.
Teachers Association Backs Brown's School Funding Plan
Wednesday, May 22, 2013The California Teachers Association says it backs Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to change how the state distributes money to school districts. That puts them at odds with legislative Democrats.
AAA: Memorial Day Holiday Travel Down
Wednesday, May 22, 2013If you’re heading out-of-town, you’re among some four million Californians planning to travel this Memorial Day weekend. A new survey finds that’s down from last year.
New Program Takes Hispanic Families into Tahoe Forests
Wednesday, May 22, 2013The Forest Service in Lake Tahoe is reaching out to Hispanic families for the first time with owl surveys in the Sierra.
Theatre Review: Hedda Gabler
Wednesday, May 22, 2013Great plays live on because they contain memorable, complicated characters, and Hedda Gabler is one of the great female roles. Capital Stage is presenting this classic show, which even a century after it was written still packs a timely punch.
Legislative Dems Want to Restore Budget Cuts, but Priorities Differ
Tuesday, May 21, 2013As budget talks head into their final weeks, supporters of programs suffering from years of cuts are asking for help. Gov. Jerry Brown opposes any new spending. But Assembly and Senate Democrats have different programs in which they'd like to invest.
Environmentalists Lobby To Change Proposal By Brown For Cap and Trade Funds
Tuesday, May 21, 2013Environmentalists and other groups are urging lawmakers to reject California Governor Jerry Brown’s budget proposal to borrow money from the state’s cap and trade program.
California Sees Clusters of Medical Procedures
Tuesday, May 21, 2013A new study suggests that where you live may influence the medical procedure you receive.
Help From Sacramento In Oklahoma While Red Cross Waits For the Call
Tue, May 21, 2013
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent emergency-response specialists to Oklahoma to help after a devastating tornado hit the state. American Red Cross volunteers in the Sacramento area are waiting to hear if they will also be needed.
Vallejo Residents Vote For Improvements
Tue, May 21, 2013
People who live in Vallejo have voted on how to spend $3 million in sales tax revenues. The vote marks the first city-wide “Participatory Budgeting” process in the United States.
Death Toll From Devastating Tornado Revised Down
Tue, May 21, 2013
While the number of deaths and amount of damage caused by a huge tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., on Monday remain high, state officials said today that fewer people than feared may have lost their lives. Follow NPR coverage: Update: 6:20pm PT
Fire Camps Key To Reducing Prison Overcrowding
Tue, May 21, 2013
Reducing overcrowding at California prisons is not easy. Generally, inmates must either be released or given more space, which is expensive. But there is a third option. Inmates can be sent to fire camps.
Ticket Sales Brisk For Sacramento Music Festival
Mon, May 20, 2013
Recent changes to the long-standing festival are already yielding results.
Discovery of Mystery Creature May Provide Clues to Clarity of Lake Tahoe
Mon, May 20, 2013
An unidentified creature has been found near Lake Tahoe. Now scientists are trying to figure out if it should be eradicated or preserved and studied.
Ten-Year-Old Girl Shot and Killed
Mon, May 20, 2013
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department says the shooting death on Sunday of a ten-year old North Highlands girl was not an accident and investigators need help finding the girl’s killers.
Capitol Roundup: Controversial Community College, Medical Marijuana Bills Advance
Mon, May 20, 2013
The California Assembly has approved a bill that would allow community colleges to offer extra courses at higher costs.
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Obama Group's Climate Push Puts President Under Scrutiny
Organizing for Action — a group that formed out of President Obama's re-election campaign — has focused its ire on Republicans it calls "climate change deniers." But some environmentalists are frustrated with the president himself on issues like the Keystone pipeline.
Living In Two Worlds, But With Just One Language
Elysha O'Brien calls herself a "Mexican white girl." Not just because of her ethnically ambiguous appearance, she says, but also because she can't speak Spanish. Fearing their children would experience discrimination if they spoke Spanish, her parents chose not to teach them their native tongue.
Sick Inmates Dying Behind Bars Despite Release Program
Federal prisoners can request compassionate release if they are terminally ill, but a recent investigation found that many die while their requests drift through the system. Now, prison leaders say they will simplify the approval process and start tracking requests electronically.
Scientific Tooth Fairies Investigate Neanderthal Breast-Feeding
Our closest relatives, chimpanzees and gorillas, breast-feed their offspring for several years. Some baby orangutans nurse until they are 7 years old. Researchers found a way to test ancient teeth for clues about when humans cut nursing short.
Judge: Unredeemed Borders Gift Cards Are Worthless
A Manhattan judge upholds a lower court ruling that $210 million worth of unredeemed gift cards from the defunct book chain are no longer valid.
Lois Lerner's Brief And Awful Day On Capitol Hill
The IRS bureaucrat showed up long enough at a House hearing into the scandal engulfing her agency to declare her innocence and her constitutional right to say no more.
Teachers In Moore Gather For 'Sharing And Healing'
What was billed as an informational meeting turned into a counseling session and a chance to recognize principals, teachers and support staff who stepped up in the crisis.
In Raw Milk Case, Activists See Food Freedom On Trial
Activists say the case against Wisconsin dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger is about raw milk — and much more. His supporters have turned the case into a rallying cry for personal food freedom and the rights of farmers and consumers to enter into private contracts without government intervention.
Insight: Qualifying for Tax-Exempt Status / Mead Kibbey / Alternative Education: Community Schools / James Cavern
Wednesday, May 22, 2013Insight: Remembering Ray / News Network / "An American Mosque" / Hunger Action Week / Cosmologist Sean Carroll
Tuesday, May 21, 2013Insight: The Arts and Basketball / Stem Cell Cloning / Nicolas' Garden
Monday, May 20, 2013
On-going Coverage of the Future of the (Sacramento) Kings
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Sequestration: What Forced Budget Cuts Could Mean
The federal budget sequester — $85 billion worth of across-the-board cuts in federal spending — kicked-in on March 1. Follow coverage from CapRadio and NPR of the effects of the cuts and what's being done to end it.
New Year, New Laws
Hundreds of new state laws will take effect on January 1st, 2013. In this ongoing series we take a closer look at some of the most significant and talked-about laws Californians will soon have to observe.
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London Calling: Area Athletes Go For Gold
For the past few weeks Insight host Beth Ruyak has interviewed several local athletes with an Olympic connection. Some like runner Kim Conley are on their way to the London games. Others like swimmer Jeff Float made their medal marks years ago.
State of the State
Wednesday, January 18, 2012Governor Brown declared California is "on the mend" during his State of the State address Wednesday. We have several reports in our special SOTS section. You can also listen to the entire speech, along with expert analysis.
Investigative Series: Double Fault at Diablo Canyon
Thursday, July 14, 2011Could the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant near San Luis Obispo withstand a Fukushima-type earthquake? In a joint investigation with PBS's Need To Know and the Center for Investigative Reporting, Capital Public Radio's Joe Rubin tackles the question.
Arena: A Reality?
Comprehensive, archived coverage of Sacramento's on-going quest to build a sports and entertainment complex.
Toxic Town: A 3-Part Investigative Series
The tiny, central California community of Kettleman City is located next to one of the country's largest toxic landfills. Many residents blame landfill toxins for the town's undrinkable water, health risks and birth defects.